Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 17 Eat inside and outside
Upon seeing Ye Lu arrive, the servants lowered their shouts and their faces showed fear.

Xu Shangxin said that she was a young lady, after all, she was a woman, and with Lord Yang backing her up, she didn't need to be afraid even if there was a conflict.

But Ye Lu is different.

He has a sword.

Ye Lu took two steps forward in his cotton-padded shoes, then coldly swept his gaze around: "All of you, get back!"

Looking at the burly servants, he instinctively took a half step back.

Only the leader, after retreating, shrank back and whispered, "Guard Ye, Miss Xu brought her lover into the mansion. We are here on orders to arrest her."

Pei Xia on the other side sneered: "On orders? On whose orders?"

The servant turned to face Pei Xia, his voice immediately rising as he raised his hands high and clasped them together: "Naturally, it is Lord Yang's order!"

Then the scabbard struck the back of his hand with a "snap".

Ye Lu glared at him: "What? Are you eating the Yang family's food?"

The man immediately lowered his head and remained silent, too terrified to even cry out in pain.

Disloyalty is a serious crime anywhere, let alone in the inner city of Beijing Normal University.

The servants dared not curse again, but they couldn't disperse from the courtyard gate.

Ye Lu looked at Pei Xia, then at Xu Shangxin who had just gotten up, and said, "Alright, I'll personally escort these two to the main hall."

The group glanced at the sword in Ye Lu's hand and finally withdrew.

The courtyard gate had just quieted down when Ye Lu didn't immediately turn to look at his young mistress. Instead, he stepped forward and walked towards Pei Xia.

One step, two steps. This young man surnamed Ye is indeed well-trained. Every step he takes is calm and steady, and his foundation is very solid.

When the two were less than two meters apart, he suddenly placed his hand on the hilt of his sword.

He was about to draw his sword.

But Pei Xia's voice rang out first: "If you're going to draw your sword, your target shouldn't be me."

Ye Lu's expression turned serious.

The man spoke even faster than he drew his sword.

He knew he had to draw his sword.

Ye Lu's hand remained on his sword, hesitant to strike: "I gave you the money to protect the young lady, but you've gone along with the kidnappers. What other explanation do you have?"

Sure enough, Ye Lu waited outside the academy for a long time without seeing anyone, so he must have gone inside the academy to look for them.

Xu Shangxin had two little followers, one tall and one short, at Jiangchao Academy, who also witnessed the process of tying people up with candles in their mouths.

Anyone who heard that conversation would think Pei Xia was a kidnapper.

Fortunately, Xu Shangxin herself was right there. She had just gotten up from the ground, straightened her clothes, and carefully picked up the pear. She turned to Ye Lu and said, "You misunderstood. He and Xianzhu were together to save me."

But Ye Lu's hand remained on the sword: "Then how did you slander the young lady's innocence?"

Xu Shangxin was both amused and exasperated: "He just came back to my residence with me to collect the outstanding taxes and to find his own apprentice. As for adultery, that's all Yang Xu's vicious trick."

Pei Xia picked up her cigarette, flicked off the ash, looked at Ye Lu, and then gestured towards Xu Shangxin behind him with her lip: "Can't you just ask her directly? You won't believe me even if I tell you."

Ye Lu stated matter-of-factly, "I am a guard of the manor and have no right to question Miss."

Pei Xia laughed: "I'm afraid there aren't many people in this manor who treat her like a young lady."

Ye Lu and Xu Shangxin both fell silent.

“Alright,” Miss Xu said, taking Lu Li’s hand and walking to Pei Xia’s side. “Now that your apprentice is back, let’s go.”

Pei Xia looked at her in surprise: "If I leave, leaving you all alone, won't that be up to Yang Xu to say?"

Xu Shangxin smiled wryly: "Even if you're here, he can say whatever he wants."

Even if a martial arts practitioner has some cultivation, how could he possibly do anything to an official appointed by the imperial court within the inner city and under the jurisdiction of the Holy Palace?
Not to mention, no matter how you look at it, this is a family matter of the Pei family.

Xu Shangxin can't escape blame; he'll be punished no matter what. As for Pei Xia, let him avoid it if possible.

In the short time it took to look down, when she looked up again, she saw Pei Xia carrying Lu Li and walking towards the main hall.

Xu Shangxin stared at him in astonishment: "You..."

Pei Xia turned around, a slight smile on her pale face: "We were originally innocent, but now that we've run away, the fake has become the real."

Xu Shangxin clenched her fists, her eyes gleaming, as if she wanted to say something more.

Ye Lu had already caught up beside her. He said softly, "He's right. In this kind of thing, you can be punished, but you can't admit guilt. Miss, I'll go with you." Xu Shangxin sighed and followed Pei Xia's footsteps.

It's strange.

Although the Pei family mansion was not the most prestigious mansion in the inner city, it was still quite large. Even wealthy young men from other places might not be able to find their way around it.

But Pei Xia, a man of the martial world, walked faster and faster, heading towards the main hall without ever going astray.

Xu Shangxin looked on in bewilderment, while Ye Lu was even more alarmed.

"Is this really the first time you've met him?" Xiao Ye asked nervously.

Judging from his familiar manner, he doesn't seem like a first-timer at the mansion.

Xu Shangxin glared at him and nudged him with her elbow.

When Pei Xia arrived at the main hall, the spacious front hall was already on high alert. Eight burly men stood guard at the door, and as soon as they heard footsteps, they all turned to look at Pei Xia.

Eight secluded realms.

Pei Xia didn't bother to look any further and carried Lu Li into the house.

No one stopped them.

There were four guards inside the room, and a man and a woman sat in the two seats in the middle.

The woman, dressed in a light green dress, with her hair styled and makeup applied, was holding a cup of tea and sipping it gently.

The man was around thirty years old, dressed in fine clothes, slightly overweight, with light eyebrows and small eyes, but a particularly large mouth.

At this moment, that big mouth was carefully opening, using its front teeth to bite the pastries on the table bit by bit.

A glimpse of Pei Xia entering the room caught the man's eye, and he slowly put down the soft cake in his hand and took a silk handkerchief to wipe his hands.

While wiping, he said without looking up, "Kneel down."

Pei Xia, holding Lu Li, narrowed her eyes slightly: "Why kneel?"

The man didn't look up, and continued, "Discount."

Two guards stepped out from the side, carrying sheathed swords, raising them high as if to smash them down on Pei Xia's knees.

"Stop!" Xu Shangxin, who had rushed over, quickly stopped them.

But without the slightest hesitation, he swung his raised hand down!

Ye Lu stepped onto the threshold with lightning speed, striking first despite being behind, and with two clangs, parried the two men's blades with his sheathed longsword.

Ye Lu stood beside Pei Xia and said in a deep voice, "The Great Ling prohibits private punishment, and Lord Yang should be aware of this."

The plump man in brocade robes was none other than Yang Xu.

After wiping his hands, he picked up his teacup to rinse his mouth, spat out the water with a "pui," and said without looking up, "Give him a discount too."

The guards on both sides hesitated for a moment this time.

They knew they were no match for Ye Lu.

But soon, he still walked towards Ye Lu with the knife in his hand.

Before they even got close, the young man's aura surged, and the strong wind he generated forced the two men back.

Upon hearing this commotion in the hall, Yang Xu finally rolled his small eyes and raised his head.

He looked at Ye Lu and laughed, "What? Are you planning a rebellion?"

Ye Lu took a deep breath and lowered his head slightly: "I wouldn't dare."

Yang Xu slowly climbed down from the chair and walked over to Ye Lu: "You came to the manor when you were twelve, and it's been five years now. Who is it that has given you your current status and cultivation?"

Whom should we worship? Pei Xi, of course!

Ye Lu can answer this question.

He was about to speak, but Yang Xu seemed to have expected him to answer. Seeing the young man's lips move, he actually raised his hand and slapped Ye Lu hard across the face!
A crisp "snap" sounded.

The main hall suddenly fell silent.

Only Pei Yu, seated at the head of the table, was still making soft sipping sounds while drinking tea.

The large mouth twitched, and with a "pui," it spat on Ye Lu's face. Yang Xu sneered, "You traitor!"

(End of this chapter)